Longevity

Dr. Robert Butler — Two Interviews from the Prime Time Radio Archive

A comprehensive view of aging in America

by Mike Cuthbert, June 3, 2008

Editor’s Note: Dr. Butler died of cancer on July 4, 2010, at the age of 83.

Aging in the 21st Century: January 29, 2008

Dr. Robert Butler is one of the most respected gerontologists active today. President and CEO of the International Longevity Center, Dr. Butler foresaw the impact aging would have on society nearly 50 years ago. In 1976, Dr. Butler won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, Why Survive? Being Old in America, and has just published The Longevity Revolution: The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life. He talks with Mike Cuthbert, host of Prime Time Radio. Listen